J.J. Abrams ALCATRAZ, Ellsworth gets GOOSEBUMPS, Herzog to IFC, more – NEWS LINKS

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• Another J.J. Abrams series is coming to your TV, courtesy of Fox. Abrams’ Alcatraz, “show about mysteries, secrets and the most infamous prison of all time: Alcatraz”, has a pilot commitment from the network. (Deadline)
• Disturbia screenwriter Carl Ellsworth will script a live-action adaptation of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps book series. I’m hoping for an 80s-style anthology horror flick. (THR’s Risky Business)
• IFC has picked up Werner Herzog‘s 3D doc, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, for US distribution. (indieWire)
• M. Night Shyamalan‘s has recruited Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism) to helm his second The Night Chronicles film, Reincarnate. The first film in the series, Devil, opens tomorrow. (The Wrap)
• Time Warner Cable says no to EPIX after the premium cable channel’s Netflix deal. (The Wrap)

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